Apartment Furniture: What You Should Get and Focus On

You may not know where to start when it comes to apartment furniture, but this article should help you narrow down the perfect apartment furniture for your new apartment. Whether you're a first-time apartment owner or moving from one apartment to another, there are some things that you need and others that are just nice to have. If you don't know what furniture pieces go into an apartment and which ones can be left out of the equation, then read on! No More Sleeping on the Floor When I first m ....

12 Styles of Sofas and Couches

What style of couches are best for you? You have a lot to choose from, and it can be hard to decide which style is the right style for your home. In this blog post, we will explore 12 different styles of sofas and couches. We will talk about their features, pros and cons so that by the time you finish reading this article you'll know which style is perfect for your needs! Sectional Sofas A sectional sofa is made of multiple pieces. They are typically three pieces but can have more. The secti ....

The Furniture Mall Supplies Furniture This Season

How do you help people that have been continuously beaten down by life? You could offer time, money, sympathies. If you are a furniture store, you can offer the very thing you sell. The Furniture Mall has teamed up with Statesman’s Season of Caring program to supply families in need with furniture. The Statesman highlights the needs in our community by featuring families nominated by local nonprofit organizations. They focus on fundraising, having raised more than $15.2 million for local nonp ....

How to Decorate for a Christmas Party

It's Christmas time again! Christmas parties are one of the most popular events in December, but these get-togethers can be stressful to plan. You want your Christmas party to be perfect, with beautiful decorations and delicious food. But where do you start? The living room, dining room, or focus on whatever room has the tree to start? Make sure you follow these suggestions for decorating a Christmas party so that you have everything set up perfectly when guests arrive. Decorating the Living Ro ....

6 Signs It's Time to Replace Your Furniture

You're a responsible person. You take care of your belongings and you love your home. It's been a while since you've replaced any furniture, but signs have started to show that it's time to buy new stuff. The signs can be subtle, so let me break them down for you: wood splintering, mattress not being as cushy as it used to, or leather couch cracking? If one of these signs has shown up on an item in your home, it might be time to get you a piece that will last many more years. Mattresses Mattre ....

Side by Side: Austin's Couch Potatoes Gallery Now in The Furniture Mall

If you’ve lived in Austin for the past decade, then you’ve probably ended up walking into Austin’s Couch Potatoes furniture store. If it wasn’t the eye-catching sculpture on I-35 resembling a shrine to 3 potato deities on a plywood couch, then it was the uniquely relaxed and friendly environment that drew you in. As one of Austin’s largest locally-owned furniture stores, the brand has crafted a voice for itself through its values of loving people, bringing comfort, and trading ethica ....

7 Tips for First-Time Furniture Buyers

Moving into a new house is exciting, but shopping for furniture to fill that home can be overwhelming and stressful. After all, there are so many different pieces to buy: couches, recliners, accent chairs, art. The list never seems to end. At The Furniture Mall of Texas, our home specialists are more than willing to lend a helping hand to new furniture buyers, but it’s also important to prepare yourself so that the experience is easy and enjoyable. Here are 7 tips for first-time furniture buye ....

Decorate Your Home with Austin Grown

Change is inevitable in any growing city, and that is especially true in Austin. Apartment buildings pop up almost overnight, many long-standing businesses have shut down, and the traffic is only made worse by combining the driving styles of East Coast versus West Coast. One thing that has remained unchanged is the proud, native Austinites' commitment to supporting local businesses. Austin’s Couch Potatoes is a furniture store near you, that is focused on always seeing the potential in furnit ....